Food Distribution Programs Driver and Warehouse Specialist

State of Colorado; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 36,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

State of Colorado's Department of Human Services, Division of Food and Energy Assistance (FEAD), operates USDA nutrition programs and distributes USDA Foods to 200 school districts and childcare centers across Colorado. The FDP Distribution Specialist loads pallets and cases of food, and delivers them to districts and centers, often traversing mountain passes in a one-axle refrigerated truck.

This role supports hunger relief programs and requires travel across Colorado to ensure timely delivery

Responsibilities

• Loads pallets and cases of food into refrigerated trucks and delivers them to school districts and childcare centers across Colorado.

Job description

THIS POSITION IS OPEN TO CURRENT COLORADO RESIDENTS**

THIS POSITION IS OPEN TO CURRENT COLORADO RESIDENTS**

Please note: This recruitment may be used to fill multiple vacancies.

About This Unit

This position resides in the Department of Human Services within the Division of Food and Energy Assistance (FEAD). The Food Distribution Programs (FDP) unit administers United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) nutrition programs, currently providing more than $70M in food to alleviate hunger in Colorado. The USDA Foods programs include the National School Lunch Program (NSLP), Summer Food Service Program (SFSP), Child and Adult Care Food Programs (CACFP), Department of Defense (DoD) Fresh Fruits and Vegetables Program, The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP), and the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) called Everyday Eats in Colorado. FDP also has responsibility for mass and disaster feeding programs and a variety of grant programs related to emergency hunger relief and local agriculture. Administration of these programs includes contracting with nonprofit, for-profit, and other government entities to order, warehouse, and distribute USDA Foods, monitoring, creating policy and procedures, statewide training, evaluation, and support. Core external partners include food banks, food pantries, commercial warehouses and third-party logistics, county government, the USDA, school districts, childcare centers, and food processors. FDP operates a warehouse for NSLP USDA Foods, which includes receiving, storing, and distributing frozen and ambient foods to 200 school districts and childcare centers across the entire state.

Description of Job

The FDP Distribution Specialist loads pallets and cases of food into refrigerated trucks and delivers them to school districts and childcare centers across Colorado. This position operates a one-axle refrigerated truck on paved, gravel and dirt roads including traversing mountain passes to